Publications by authors named "Terri Donovan"
Article Synopsis
- The study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patient safety and quality of care in hospitals, analyzing data from Ontario, Canada, between 2010 and 2022.
- Findings reveal that, during the pandemic, there were increased rates of mortality and patient harm events for various high-risk admissions, such as bladder cancer surgery and abdominal aneurysm repair, compared to the pre-pandemic period.
- Overall, the pandemic negatively affected patient safety across multiple areas, indicating a need for improvements in care quality for non-COVID-related hospitalizations.
